quicksylver
Well-Known Member
Some designs sure do make you notice how you're sizing off-center, or that your mould isn't casting round bullets. This happens with the other designs, too, it's just that we don't notice it. It's been written about since the first Lyman handbook, that minimal sizing, no more than one or two thousandths, is important to maintaining accuracy. When I have to go more than that I use a push-through die. Sometimes I use a push-through die anyway.
A-A-A-H...now I understand the discussion.....I made an assumption..that being that "everyone "used push-through dies...and only used H&I for lubing...
I have to concur with Josh ..that something is "OFF" with the way the bullets in the picture look...
I have the same mold but GC'ed ...the tapered band is specked out at .311....I use a 92/4/4 alloy and therefore the bullet cast larger than it will with COWW..
when I push it through my .310 lee Die the bottom edge of the tapered band is just nicked... creating a very uniform "band" around the bullet....
I guess I don't understand why so much of Waco's bullet is getting sized by that .310 die...especially since he is using COWW alloy....
One more thing ..with the push through dies I can size my Noe 314466 down in two steps from .315 to .310..PRIOR to lubing...and get results like this..
penciled notes incorrect..